Brassiere



Jan. 9, 1934. K R 1,942,679

RAs'sIERE Filed July 27. 1952 INVENTOR. Bflbi'afiajn As: Becki;

ATTORNEY l atented Jan. 9, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Thisinvention relates to brassieres for supporting and shaping the breastsof women.

' The general object of the invention is to provide an improvedbrassiere which will support and mold a womans breasts in their naturalform.

A particular object is to provide a brassiere of the character statedwhich may be worn with comfort and without chafing the skin of thewearer.

A more particular object is to provide a brassire with breastreceptacles formed with a lateral fullness, a vertical fullness, andwith flattened inner base portions; said lateral fullness being adaptedto lift the breasts and mold the lower portions thereof to their naturalform, sloping downwardly with a slight convexity to their bases and tothe ribs; said vertical fullness being adapted to accommodate the apexesor nipples of the breast; and said flattened inner base portions beingadapted to fit flatly against the sternum.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the specificationproceeds.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel and useful provision, formation, construction, and arrangement ofmembers, parts and features, all as shown in a certain embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, described generally, and more particularly pointedout in the claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective of my invention shown applied to the breastsof a woman, the woman being shown in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the upper section of the left breastreceptacle of the brassire,

Figure 3 is a plan view of the three lower sections of the left breastreceptacle,

Figure 4 is a plan view of the lowermost section or base of the leftbreast receptacle,

Figure 5 is a plan view of the left body strapof my brassiere, and

Figure 6 is a plan view of the two lower sec tions of the left breastreceptacle of a modified form of my invention.

Referring with particularity to the drawing, 1 designates the rightbreast receptacle, 2 the left breast receptacle, 3 the right body strap,4 the left body strap, 5v the right shoulder strap and 6 the leftshoulder strap, of a brassiere embodying my invention.

Each of the breast receptacles 1 and 2 is constructed of a plurality ofsections; a base section 7, a lower section 8, and an upper section 9,the

lower section 8 of the preferred form of my invention, shown in Figures1 to 5, inclusive, of the drawing, comprising three membersan innermember 10, an intermediate member 11 and an outer member 12.

The right body strap 3 is secured at one end to the outer ends of the,sections '7, 8 and 9 of the right breast receptacle 1, while the leftbody strap 4 is secured at one end to the outer ends of the sections '7,8 and 9 of the left breast receptacle 2. The right shoulder strap 5 issecured at its ends, respectively, to the upper edge of the uppersection 9 of the right breast receptacle 1, and to the upper edge of theleft body strap 3, while the left shoulder strap 6 is secured at itsends, respectively, to the upper edge of the upper section 9 of the leftbreast receptacle 2, and to the upper edge of the left body strap 4. Onthe outer ends of the body straps 3 and 4 are provided quick detachablesecuring means 13 for detachably securing said ends of said strapstogether, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The side edges 14 and 15 of the intermediate member 11 of the lowersection 8 of the breast receptacles 1 and 2, converge upwardly to ashort upper edge 16, forming said member with an upper end of verynarrow width. The side edges 17 and 18 of the inner member 10 of saidlower section 8 converge upwardly, the upper portions 1'? and 18' ofsaid edges converging and curving to a point 19. The side edge 20 andupper edge 21 of the outer member 12 of said lower section 8 convergeupwardly to a point 22, the upper portion 20' of said side edge 20curving inwardly slightly to said point. The side edge 23 of the outermember 12 is straight. The lower edges 24, 25 and 26 of the members 10,11 and 12, respectively, are curved with a slight convexity. When theside edges 17 and 20, respectively, of the inner member 10 and outermember 12 are first placed against the side edges 14 and 15,respectively, of the intermediate member 11, the upper portions 14' and17' of the side edges 14 and 17, respectively, of the members 11 and 10,spread apart in an upward direction, and the upper portions 15 and 20'of the side edges 15 and 20, respectively, of the members 11 and 12,likewise spread apart. The upper portions 14 and 17 of the side edges 14and 1'7, respectively of the members 11 and 10 are drawn together andsaid side edges including said upper portions are sewed together, whilethe upper portions 15 and 20' of the side edges 15 and 20 of the members11 and 12 are drawn together and said edges 15 and 20, including saidupper portions 15' and 20, are sewed together, whereby the inner member10 and the outer member 12 are secured to opposite sides of theintermediate member 11.

By drawing together and sewing the upper portions 14 and 17' of theadjoining edges 14 and 17 of the members 11 and 10 and drawing togetherthe upper portions 15 and 20 of the adjoining edges 15 and 20 of themembers 11 and 12, the upper ends of the members 10, 11 and 12 arebrought together substantially in a point, as indicated at 27 in Figure1, giving the breast receptacle a vertical fullness at said point forreceiving the apex of the breast.

The upper edge 28 of the base section '7 of-the breast receptacles 1 and2 is curved with a slight convexity, as indicated at 29, from the outerstraight side edge 30 of said section, the greater portion of the lengthof the section to a point 31 from which point said upper edge 28 curvesupwardly, as indicated at 32, to a short upper straight edge 33 of thebase at the inner end thereof. The inner end edge 34 of the base '7 isstraight. The lower edge 35 of the base is curved with a slightconcavity. The lower edges 24, 25 and 26 of the members 10, 11 and 12,respectively, of the lower section 8 of the breast receptacles, aresewed to the upper edge 28 of the base section 7, the lower convex edge24 of the member 10 being secured to the upwardly curved portion 32 ofthe upper edge 28 of the base section and the lower convex edges 25 and26 of the members 11 and 12 being secured to the convex portion 29 ofsaid upper edgeof said base section. In securing the lower convex edges25 and 26 of the members 11 and 12 of the lower section 3 to the convexportion 29 of the upper edge 28 of the base section '7, the lower outerportion of the breast receptacle is given a lateral fullness.

The upper section 9 of the breast receptacles is formed with a lowerconvex edge 40, a straight inner edge 11, a straight outer edge 42, andstraight upper edges 13 and it, said upper edges converging to a point45 where one end of a shoulder strap is secured to the section. Theconvex lower edge to of the section 9 is-sewed to the upper edge 33 ofthe base section 7 and to the upper edges 18, 16 and 21 of the members10, 11 and 12 of the lower section 8, whereby the upper section isfitted to the upper portion of the breast.

The body straps 3 and 4 are formed with straight inner edges 46 whichare secured to the straight outer edges 30, 23 and 42 of the basesections 7, lower sections 8 and upper sections 9, respectively, of thebreast receptacles.

The operation, uses and advantages of my invention are as follows: 7

My brassiere is placed over the bust of the wearer with the breastsfitted. within the receptacles 1 and 2, the shoulder straps 5 and 6extended over the shoulders, the body straps 3 and 4 extended rearwardlyaround the body and the meeting ends of the straps secured together atthe back of the wearer by the detachable securing means 13.

The lateral fullness given the lower portions of the receptacles 1 and 2by securing the lower convex edges 25 and 26 of the members 11 and 12 ofthe lower sections 8, to the convex portion 29 of the upper edge of thebase section '7 causes the lower portions of the receptacles to lift thebreasts and mold the lower portions thereof into their natural form,sloping downwardly with a slight convexity to their bases and to theribs, as indicated at 36 in Figure 1 of the drawing,

while the vertical fullness of the receptacles at the points 27,produced by drawing together and sewing the diverging upper portions 14'and 15' of the adjoining side edges 14 and 15 of the members 11 and 10,and drawing together and sewing the upper portions 15 and 20 of theadjoining side edges 15 and 20 of the members 11 and 12 of the lowersection 8 of the breast receptacles, accommodates the apexes or nipplesof the breasts. By securing the lower convex edges 24 of the innermembers 10 of the lower sections 8 to the upwardly curved portions 32 ofthe base sections 7 of the breast receptacles, the inner end portions3'7 of said base sections are flared out and caused to lie fiat againstor conform to the outline of the sternum area of the wearer of mybrassiere, the lower concaved edges 35 of the basesections being adaptedto fit the ribs of the wearer.

In the modification of my invention shown in Figure 6, the lower section8 of the breast receptacles comprises only two members 50 and 51,secured together at their inner adjoining edges 52 and 53, the upperportions 52 and'53 of said edges being convex and diverging outwardly,which when drawn togetherand sewed, give the breast receptacle a lateralfullness to receive the apex of the breast.

If desirable, my *brassire may be attached to the upper edge of a lowerclose-fitting garment.

It is obvious that'various changes and modifications and variationsmaybe made-in practicing the invention in departure from the particularshowing of the drawing and description as given, without howeverdeparting from the true spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a brassire, a breast receptacle formed with a base section, alower section secured to said base section, and an upper section securedto said lower section, said lower section being formed in a plurality ofmembers drawn together substantially to a point at their upper edge toprovide vertical fullness to receive the apex of the breast.

2. In a brassiere, a breast receptacle formed with a base section, alower section secured to said base section, and an upper section securedto said lower section, said lower'section being formed in three membersdrawn together substantially to a point at their upper edge to providevertical fullness to receive the apex of the breast.

3. In a brassire, a breast receptacle formed with a base section, alower section secured-to saidbase section, and an upper section securedto said lower section, said lower section being formed in two membersdrawn'together substantially to a point at their upper edge to providevertical fullness to receive the apex of the breast.

4. In a brassiere, a breast receptacle formed with a base section, alower section secured at its lower edge to the upper edge of saidbasesection and an upper section secured at its lower edge to the upperedge of said lower section, the lower edge of said lower section beingconvex,'and the upper edge of said base section being convex for aportion of its length from its outer end, which convex edges of the basesection and lower section when secured together provide a lateralfullness to lift the breast andmold the lower portion thereof in naturalform. V

5. In a brassiere, a breast receptacle formed with a base section, alower section secured at its lower edge to the upper edge of said basesection and an upper section secured at its lower edge to the upper edgeof said lower section, the lower edge of said lower section beingconvex, and the upper edge of said base section being convex from itsouter end for a portion of its length and curved upwardly the remainingportion of its length, which lower edge of said lower section and upperedge of said base section, when secured together provide a lateralfullness to lift the breast and mold the lower portion thereof to itsnatural form, and flare out the inner end portion of said base sectionto fit the sternum area.

ABRAHAM S. BECKER.

